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RecoveryTrack Mobile A Monitoring and Feedback Intervention

Award Information
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Branch: National Institutes of Health
Contract: 1R43DA039590-01
Agency Tracking Number: R43DA039590
Amount: $268,377.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: NIDA
Solicitation Number: PA16-414
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2016
Award Year: 2015
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2015-09-15
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2017-06-30
Small Business Information
200 RESERVOIR STREET, SUITE 202
Needham, MA 02494-3146
United States
DUNS: 621513451
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: Yes
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 KRISTEN PAQUETTE
 (617) 467-6014
 kpaquette@center4si.com
Business Contact
 KRISTEN PAQUETTE
Phone: (617) 467-6014
Email: kpaquette@center4si.com
Research Institution
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Abstract

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Substance use disorder SUD is a chronic relapsing disease However current systems of care typically respond to SUD
as an acute problem requiring short term residential and or outpatient treatment As currently treated people with SUD
continue to have high relapse rates with few opportunities for long term recovery and relapse prevention supports One
approach to continuous care is for substance use counselors to engage clients in systematically monitoring their own
progress and to offer therapeutic feedback in response This approach aligns with the Institute of Medicineandapos s explicit
recommendation for the use of client monitoring systems which offer continuous monitoring and feedback allowing the
counselor to intervene when needed The SUD field has begun to explore promising strategies for using monitoring and
feedback including through the use of technologies such as telephone and mobile devices Building on NIDA funded
research on RecoveryTrack a computer based client outcomes monitoring system OMS the Center for Social
Innovation LLC C has partnered with Treatment Research Institute TRI to develop and evaluate RecoveryTrack
Mobile A Monitoring and Feedback Intervention RT M The goal of this intervention to be developed into a mobile
application is to mitigate the risk of relapse among clients during and after outpatient treatment using an evidence based
OMS assessment This extends continuous monitoring beyond the clinical setting and into a clientandapos s day to day
environment Clients will complete core RecoveryTrack assessment questions weekly and daily and the results will be
used to prompt feedback or support from the counselor and family friends and or sponsors that the client has elected to
connect with the app The app will include recovery supports such as motivational and alert messages information and
resource links that promote recovery and wellness During Phase we will conduct a small scale pilot study that is
designed to evaluate feasibility and counselor and client acceptability of RT M and to determine whether RT M supports
clientsandapos post discharge functioning We will use quantitative and qualitative methods to evaluate the product intervention
prototype in order to provide proof of concept for a larger Phase effectiveness study We will recruit a sample of clients
n and counselors n from a large medical center in Philadelphia PA that offers outpatient drug and alcohol
services Quantitative data will be collected through baseline and follow up assessments one month post discharge
using instruments with strong psychometric properties to measure changes in substance use and other relevant functional
indicators as well as urine testing Qualitative and quantitative data will be collected on counselors and clients to
understand their use of and experiences with the app and the intervention and suggestions for Phase The project will
be informed and enhanced by a Community Advisory Board of former clients and counselors Building on recent research for substance dependence monitoring and feedback interventions the Center for Social
Innovation and Treatment Research Institute will develop and evaluate RecoveryTrack Mobile A Monitoring and
Feedback Intervention Using the evidence based RecoveryTrack client outcomes monitoring system assessment as a
component in combination with clinical integration and interactive wraparound recovery supports the app aims to
mitigate relapse risk and concurrent functional problems among clients during and after outpatient treatment for substance
use disorders

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